Chapter One: Crisis
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| Chapter One: Crisis | |
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 DC Studios logo, used since 2024 | |
| Based on | Characters from DC |
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| Starring | See below |
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Release date | 2026–present |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Chapter One: Crisis is the first slate of content for the DC Cinematic Universe (DCCU) media franchise and shared universe created by DC Studios' Freddie Goodwin and Marcus V. Lane. The chapter includes several American superhero films and television series produced by DC Studios that are based on characters from DC Comics publications. Chapter One began with the film Superman: Legacy of Tomorrow, which was released in June 2026, and is scheduled to conclude with Justice League: Infinite, which is scheduled to be released in July 2032.
Following critical and commercial instability within the DCEU, Warner Bros. and its subsidiary properties underwent a creative restructuring beginning in late 2024. Freddie Goodwin was appointed to lead a new initiative to relaunch DC properties through a long-term, coherent cinematic strategy. Rather than serve as a reboot or continuation of prior DC films, the DCCU was developed as a clean-slate universe with new continuity, casting, and narrative direction. The studios development team opted to organize the franchise into chapters rather than phases, with each chapter focusing on a centralized thematic or narrative goal. The first chapter is titled Crisis.
The films of the chapter are Superman: Legacy of Tomorrow starring David Corenswet, The Brave and the Bold starring Luke Evans and Roman Griffin Davis, Wonder Woman: Gods of Dust starring Ana de Armas (both 2026), Green Lantern: Dominion stars Aldis Hodge and Callum Turner.
Development
Films
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producers | Status |
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| Superman: Legacy of Tomorrow | June 26, 2026 | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Sara Hayes | Freddie Goodwin and Marcus V. Lane | Released |
| The Brave and the Bold | April 24, 2027 | Mattson Tomlin | |||
| Wonder Woman: Gods of Dust | August 26, 2027 | Jennifer Kent | Emerald Fennell | ||
| Green Lantern: Dominion | May 19, 2028 | Gareth Evans | Joe Tracz | ||
| Aquaman: Secrets of the Deep | November 10, 2028 | Karyn Kusama | David Kajganich | Pre-production | |
| Superman: Tomorrow’s End | May 16, 2029 | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Sara Hayes | ||
| Justice League: Crisis of the Multiverse | July 9, 2031 | Alex Garland | Christina Hodson and Tom King | Filming | |
| Justice League: Infinite | July 17, 2032 | Jonathan Nolan, Christina Hodson, Eric Heisserer, Noah Hawley, and Tom King | Post-production | ||
Superman: Legacy of Tomorrow (2026)
Clark Kent faces a world fearful of godlike beings as General Zod escapes the Phantom Zone, forcing him to confront his heritage and define his role as Earths protector.
Development on a standalone film based on the DC Comics character Superman began under Freddie Goodwin by September 2022 and was officially announced in March 2023. In June 2023, Corenswet was confirmed to have been cast as Clark Kent / Superman. At that time, it was also revealed that the film was being reworked to take place within a new shared continuity, separate from James Gunn’s DC Universe. Goodwin described the project as a darker, more mature interpretation of the character, intended to “open the door” to future installments within what was later named the DC Cinematic Universe (DCCU). Superman: Legacy of Tomorrow premiered on June 17, 2026, and was released in theatres on June 26.
Superman: Legacy of Tomorrow is set in 2022 with events from 1987 being depicted. The film is set to setup the events of The Brave and the Bold (2027).
The Brave and the Bold (2027)
Bruce Wayne emerges from isolation when his son Damian arrives in Gotham, just as Talia al Ghul leads a global uprising that forces Bruce to choose between his legacy as a warrior or a father.
Development of a new Batman film began following the announcement of the DCCU’s first slate, Chapter One: Crisis, in January 2025. Inspired by Grant Morrison’s comic run of the same name, the film was conceived as a father-son character piece set against a backdrop of escalating global metahuman conflict. Tomlin was confirmed as writer and director in February 2025. The Brave and the Bold marks the introduction of the Bat-Family into DCCU continuity and continues threads involving the Green Lantern Corps and The Authority introduced in prior films. The Brave and the Bold premiered in China on April 17, 2027, and released in the United States on April 24.
The Brave and the Bold is set a few months after the events of Superman: Legacy of Tomorrow and introduces further heroes into the DCCU.
Wonder Woman: Gods of Dust (2027)
Diana emerges from exile to confront ancient Mesopotamian gods threatening the mortal world, forging an uneasy alliance with Robin as the mythic past of the Amazons resurfaces.
Development of a new Wonder Woman film began following the announcement of the DCCU’s Chapter One: Crisis slate in January 2025. The project was officially greenlit in October 2025, with Jennifer Kent attached as director and Emerald Fennell as screenwriter. The film was envisioned as a mythological thriller exploring Diana’s origins and her place in the modern world, with an emphasis on spiritual horror and ancient mysticism. Wonder Woman: Gods of Dust premiered on August 19, 2027, and was released theatrically in the United States on August 26 as part of Chapter One: Crisis.
Green Lantern: Dominion (2028)
As a galactic war erupts over the Dominion Protocol, a fractured Green Lantern Corps must reunite to stop universal collapse, while Amanda Waller seizes the chance to expand Earth’s power in the cosmic order.
Initial development of a Green Lantern film began in 2010 but was halted following the critical and commercial failure of the 2011 film starring Ryan Reynolds. A reboot entered development as early as 2015, though it languished in development hell for several years. The project was revived under the leadership of producer Freddie Goodwin as part of the DCCU’s first chapter, Crisis. Green Lantern: Dominion was released in the United States on May 19, 2028, as the fourth entry in the DCCU’s Chapter One: Crisis.